A new concert opera by Mohican Brent Michael Davids tells the story of the sale of Manhattan to the Dutch, as seen from a Native American perspective. [The New York Times]

Philadelphia’s Vox Populi Gallery is now accepting applications for guest shows, for artists living outside of New York. [Vox Populi]

A Canadian woman gave birth in Hawaii, while on vacation, and was slapped with a one million dollar bill. Her insurance cited “pre-existing conditions”. The insurance business sure is ugly, but so too is hospital billing practice. What the Canadian news isn’t covering is that hospitals routinely overcharge, leaving patients to fight the bills. [CTV News]

There are galleries in airports now? Kenny Schachter’s diary chronicling the New York auctions is like the Baer Faxt in a personal, long form essay. Juicy and written entirely for insiders. We like it. [Artnews]

Jerry Saltz complains that people are trying to police art and his opinions in a new piece dubbed, “When Did the Art World Get So Conservative?”. This isn’t so much an investigation of the art world as a whole, though, as a collection of examples where people took issue with his opinions. [Vulture]

You won’t hear us bitching about Chelsea this week, which, given the last month, is probably a relief for all our readers. We’ll be more than occupied with protests, generative artworks, Bushwick Expo, video blowouts, and televisual operas. You can also expect to hear no end of promo for our auction, which ends —->THURSDAY, Thursday, Thursday!<—–